{"product_id":"sontag-and-kael-opposites-attract-me-paperback","title":"Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Seligman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and stylish assessment of the work of two icons of cultural criticism: Susan Sontag and Pauline Kael.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough outwardly they had some things in common--they were both Westerners who came east, both schooled in philosophy, both secular Jews and both single mothers--they were polar opposites in temperament and approach. Seligman approaches both women through their widely discussed work. Kael practiced a kind of verbal jazz--exuberant, excessive, intimate, emotional and funny. Sontag is formal and rather icy. From the beginning it's clear where Seligman's sympathies lie: Sontag is a critic he reveres; but Kael is a critic he loves. But for all his reservations about Sontag, he considers both writers magnificent and his exploration of their differences results in this luminously written landmark of criticism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Seligman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Louisiana and educated at Stanford and Oxford. He has been an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. He's written criticism for a wide variety of publications, including the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e (where he was a staff film and book critic in the 1980s), \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (where he remains a frequent contributor). He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his partner, Silvana Nova.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.02 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760482943264,"sku":"9781582433127","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f579f8f150c1b507f2459d5c37bdc6eb.webp?v=1780181105","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sontag-and-kael-opposites-attract-me-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}